International Institute of Bibliography

E388734

documentation institute learned society

The International Institute of Bibliography was an early pioneering organization in documentation and information science, best known for developing the Universal Decimal Classification system under the leadership of Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
International Institute of Bibliography canonical	3
Institut International de Bibliographie	2
International Federation for Documentation	1
International Federation for Information and Documentation	1
International Institute for Documentation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3802394 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Institute of Bibliography
Context triple: [Paul Otlet, coFounded, International Institute of Bibliography]

A. UNESCO library
The UNESCO library is the main research and reference library of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, supporting its work in education, science, culture, and communication.
B. Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute is a Dutch research center specializing in the study and documentation of language and culture in the Netherlands.
C. Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library is Switzerland’s central library institution responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing access to the country’s published cultural and documentary heritage.
D. Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is France’s national library and one of the world’s major research libraries, housing extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and cultural heritage materials.
E. Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France
The Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France is a prestigious Parisian research library renowned for its vast collections of manuscripts, rare books, and scholarly works associated with the academies of the Institut de France.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Institute of Bibliography
Target entity description: The International Institute of Bibliography was an early pioneering organization in documentation and information science, best known for developing the Universal Decimal Classification system under the leadership of Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine.

A. UNESCO library
The UNESCO library is the main research and reference library of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, supporting its work in education, science, culture, and communication.
B. Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute is a Dutch research center specializing in the study and documentation of language and culture in the Netherlands.
C. Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library is Switzerland’s central library institution responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing access to the country’s published cultural and documentary heritage.
D. Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is France’s national library and one of the world’s major research libraries, housing extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and cultural heritage materials.
E. Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France
The Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France is a prestigious Parisian research library renowned for its vast collections of manuscripts, rare books, and scholarly works associated with the academies of the Institut de France.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	documentation institute ⓘ learned society ⓘ
activity	classification of documents ⓘ creation of bibliographic indexes ⓘ standardization of bibliographic description ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	IIB ⓘ Institut International de Bibliographie ⓘ linked to: International Institute of Bibliography
associatedWith	Mundaneum ⓘ
basedOn	Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ
coFounder	Henri La Fontaine ⓘ Paul Otlet ⓘ
collaboratedWith	international librarians ⓘ scientific societies ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
developed	Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
field	bibliography ⓘ documentation ⓘ information science ⓘ
founded	1895 ⓘ
foundedAt	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium
foundedBy	Henri La Fontaine ⓘ Paul Otlet ⓘ
goal	to create a universal bibliography of published knowledge ⓘ to organize world information systematically ⓘ
influenced	documentation movement ⓘ information science ⓘ modern library classification systems ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
laterKnownAs	International Federation for Documentation ⓘ linked to: International Institute of Bibliography International Institute for Documentation ⓘ linked to: International Institute of Bibliography
legacy	foundation for international documentation standards ⓘ widespread adoption of Universal Decimal Classification in Europe ⓘ
location	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium
notableMember	Henri La Fontaine ⓘ Paul Otlet ⓘ
notableWork	Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
recognizedAs	early center of information science research ⓘ pioneering organization in documentation ⓘ
successor	International Federation for Information and Documentation ⓘ linked to: International Institute of Bibliography
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
usedSystem	card catalogues ⓘ indexing by subject ⓘ

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